Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-11
CATARRH.

THE TERM CATARRH IS APPLIED TO
l. peculiar disorder uf the nosttils snd
adjacent parts, which prevails to an alarm.
ing extent and is productive OF very serious
consequences.
The NEST prominent and characteristic
feature ID a morbid discharge from the
times.
I1 some there is an almost constant dow
OF clear, acrid fluid, out oftener an offensive,
puruient or -puruleDt, feanish-y Fellow
matter is secreted, which nccumulstes IN,
the n"siriis or drops into the throat, neces-
siIatlng It's 'requen, removal by blowing tie
nose or expecloration. and often by botn
processes. Sometimes patients feel as
though their whole head was In a state of
rottenness, so great is the amount of natter
discharged and so ietid Is its odor, The
patient is greatly annoyed by the constant
dropping Into the throat of the morbid mat-
ter from the head, and as recumbent posi-
tion naturally favors The flow downward,
his rest is frequently disturbed from this
cause. Many sufferers are obliged to lie
with the head very much elevated in order
to- sleep with some degree of comfort.
In others, tough. visrid and offensive
palate, III the passage betw cen the throat
and head, sdhearing to the parts with glu-
ish tenaaity. Its lodgment embarrasses
respiration and creates sens ton of irri
tatlon ana uneasjuess in the affected local
lty, which. gives rise to constant and al
most irresistible desire to relieve the dis
comfort by drawing the mueus into the
throat so as to eject it by the III ,uth. This
practice. popularity known as "hawking,"
is characteristic Of cstarrh. and proves as
embarrassing to the Que affected as it is
disagreeable TO those around him.
Again, the offensive matter hardens and
deposits itself on the membrane in the
ST. ape of DRY, hard connections, which are
discharged by way of the nostris or throat
in Jumps or fragments of a deep green tint.
IN some cases these incrustatiuns accumu-
u a rn nj
plug in the nose, which obstructs breathing
ana produces serious discomfort. so firm
ly do these incrustatiGns adhere to the
point of ttechmen, that their removal
not unfrequen'ly 7. ey have to be torn from
the membrane. Occasionally solid cast
of notable size is expeled ON which there
are generally traces of blood, but III some
ance. being of exact shape OF the nasal
cavity. This condition is indicative OF ul-
ceration, which. in time, may destroy the
boDy st. ucture of the nose aud produce a
subsequent flattening of that organ.
Gases are occasionally met with in which
a thick, viscld, slimy secretion coats the
mem brane OF the nasal cavities and then
putrifese giving rise to a stencil which is
poison the atmosphere of a whole room;
and there are others in which all the secre-
lions OF the membrane are suspended, csus-
ing an unpleasant feeling of dryness, heat
and feyerishness in the head and nose-a
condition popularity known as DRY Ca
tarrh.''
The disease speedily extends to the air
cavities OF the bones of the forehead and
face, giving rise to a distressing sensation
of h avy weight or compression over the
forehead, especially in the region above
snd between the eyes, and 10 a feeling of
fulness, heat, irritali III, soreness or pain in
the nostrils near the root OF the nose, as
we'll as in the upper part of the throat,
above aud behind the soft palate. Some.
times there is pain obstinaely fixed in some
particular part, as in the temple, oa the top
Of the head, at the back of the neck, or be-
hind the orbids, and occasionally pain
manifests itself in the face of so severe a
character that it is frequently mistaken for
neuralgia.
The breath is always tainted and at times
assumes an exceeding fetid and sickening
odor. In some cases it becomes 30 revolt.
iugy offensive as to render the sufferer on
object OF disgust to himself as well as to
others.
The nasal membrane is thIckened and
congested, causing the nose to be stopped
up. sometimes on one side. sometime OH the
other, and often on both, giving rise toa
disagreeable, stuffy sensation in the head,
ana occasiOning violent and prolonged
paroxysms of sneeZing.
The voice is weak, indistinct and husky
or of nasal character di playing sort Of
snitfing quality. Oftentimes there is a con-
tinuous hoarseness and discordence. There
is also sense of irritation in the throat,
and frequent attempts to clear the parts of
phlegm, producing the sound 'hem" more
or less forcibly. In some cases patients
complain of an uncomfortable feeling of
fullness, or choky ,ensation In the throat,
and in others OF distressing aud almost
constant dryness, for the temporary relief
of which they have to swallow frequently.
Others, again, speak of q constant bad or
nauseoUs taste in the mouth or throat.
The stomach generally suffers moie or
less and becomes weak aud irritable; the
appetite is capricious and nearly always
bad in the morning. The patient is lau-
guild, unable to perform mental or physical
labor with the usual facility, is nervous, de-
pressed in spirits, at times fearful, tim d,
agitated and inclined to drowsiness and
sleep, the memory weakened and perma-
nent impairment seriously threatened.
The mucous membrane soon becomes
sensitive to unfavOrable indu-
ences. and in spite of the utmost care be-
comes affected from the slightest causes so
that at last breath OF lind upon the lining
Of the noe or throat becomes productive OF
q cold. and gives rise to serious disturb
ances of the respiratory organs. Thus the
patient is subject to frequent and repeated
colds. each attack aggsnvating the disease
by giving it new impulse aud involving a
arger extent or surface than It's predecessor
In this manner the difficulty spreads from
organ to organ, invading the throat, larnyx,
rachea and bronchial tubes, until, en-
,roaching further and further it reaches
he finer ramifcations of the br0ncbi. when
1ut slight impulse is required to send 1t
% the lungs. Catarrh may, and often does.
lffect other organs in the body, especially
hose containing mucous membrane. such
is the stomach, bowels, kidneys, etc.
BY the employment OF proper inhalations
n the form of medicated vapor (not steam
,r spray) we are able to produce immediate
md direct action upon this diseased surface
n the pharynx and mas al passages, for al
will find its way into the most remote and
intricate cavities, where 1t is utterly impos-
ible to make fluid applications. By these
neaps every case can be cured.
OZENA.
Ozena is the professional or technical
lame given to au advanced form of catarrh
n which liberation has eaten through the
membrane lining OF the nose to the carti-
age of the bone. Anv case OF catarrh may
nd in czena, but 1t most frequently occurs
n those W no are naturally scrofulous. The
discharge takes place through the nostrils
r through the throat. and is generally of q
ellowish or greenish yellow color, fire.
uently tipged with blood and almost al.
anguage of DR.. Wood, of Philadelphia,
The disease is one of the most obdurate
nd disagreeable which the physician has
,atient becomes so revolving as to isolate
i'm from society and to render him an OBJ
ect of disgust even to himself" In some
ases pieces of bone becUme separated and
Vhich secrete bloody matter, and are ex.
RENE difficult to heal. After czPna has
ontinued some time the sense of smell
sually becomes impaired and often lost,
lea fG ess is one of Its most common conse-
uenc, s, and results from its extension
through the eustachian tubes to the internal
ar. Pains in the head and over the frontal
muses., impairing memory. and even In
anity frequently spring from its extension
, the brain. The greatest danger. how.
yer, because the most common, is that 1t
I'LL extend downward and affect the lungs.
d most cases OF pulmonary disease catarfh
present in some degree, and in many In
tances 1t causes large share of the pa
ent's discomfort.
vhich are liable to sp inc from scrofulous
atarrh or oznna, there are others which, II
sss dangerous, are sufficiently unpleasant
occasions CREST unbappiness to thousands
t both sexes, by isnlating them and pre-
enting their settlement In life. An oden
We running from the nose. with foul